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Procedural Safeguards and Your Rights as a Special Education Parent
...something important: a clear map of what you're entitled to under federal law. Knowing what's in it changes how you show up when a disagreement comes up....required disclosure under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), outlining the legal rights the federal government grants parents in special...
Education > Other
Charter Schools and Special Education: Understanding Your Legal Rights
...violates federal law. Charter schools...disability rights law that governs every...Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). Under IDEA, charter...Act (IDEA). Under IDEA, charter schools...school violates IDEA. Your Legal Rights...Legal Rights Under IDEA. IDEA is the federal...Rights Under IDEA. IDEA is the federal law...IDEA is the federal law that governs special...
Education > K-12
Transition Planning Through K-12: Preparing Your Child for School Changes
Your child's IEP follows them from school to school. That's the law. The new school must implement it. But here's what also happens: the new...enough. Not the formal post-secondary kind that kicks in at age 16 under IDEA, but the school-to-school kind that starts in 5th grade, and again in 8th,...
Special Needs > Learning Differences
IEP or 504: Which Plan Does Your Child with a Learning Difference Need?
...matters because the two plans operate under different laws, provide different levels of support, and require...the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). It exists because some students need instruction...designed specifically for how their brain works. IDEA covers 13 disability categories, including specific...
Special Needs > Dyslexia
Dyslexia and College: How Accommodations Change and What Students Need to Know
...The day you enroll in college, the law that protected you since kindergarten...since kindergarten no longer applies. IDEA covers K–12 students because schools...for you. You have to find them. The law is designed this way because college...Changes When You Leave High School. Under IDEA, your school was required to evaluate...
Global Insights > Culture
Person-First or Identity-First? What Parents Should Know About Language in the Disability Community
...teach person-first language as the default. It's baked into disability rights law, including the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). For many...disability rights law, including the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). For many families, it's the first framework they encounter. But language...
Education > K-12
FAPE and LRE Explained: A Parent's Guide to Your Child's Rights Under IDEA
...of your child's educational rights under federal law. Understanding them means understanding what you...the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), the federal law governing special education. Schools...with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), the federal law governing special education. Schools must provide...
Education > Other
Charter Schools and Special Education: What Parents Need to Know
...federal special education law that applies to traditional...district schools. That law is IDEA (Individuals with...district schools. That law is IDEA (Individuals with Disabilities...they have an IEP. But the law and the practice don't...Charter Schools Are Bound by IDEA. Charter schools operate...of them. Under federal law, charter schools must:...
Education > Early Intervention
What Happens When Early Intervention Ends at Age 3: The Transition to Preschool Special Education
...for the services your family relies on. Here's what's happening. Part C of IDEA covers early intervention from birth to age 3. Part B covers preschool special...conference gives you time to prepare. When the Transition Timeline Starts. Federal law requires your early intervention team to begin transition planning no later...
Therapies > Occupational
Occupational Therapy for Children with Special Needs: School, Private, or Both?
...Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). Under IDEA, schools must provide OT...Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). Under IDEA, schools must provide OT services only...the school being difficult. It's how IDEA defines the obligation. The law provides...how IDEA defines the obligation. The law provides a floor, not a ceiling. School-based...
Special Needs > Hearing Impairments
IDEA Rights for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students in Public Schools
...Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) includes specific protections...sure your child gets it. What IDEA Requires for Deaf and Hard of...and Hard of Hearing Students. IDEA covers all students with disabilities,...deaf or hard of hearing. The law recognizes that communication...foundation of everything else. Under IDEA, your child's IEP team must...
Special Needs > Down Syndrome
Preparing Your Teen with Down Syndrome for Adult Life: A Transition Planning Guide
...the script most parents grew up with. The federal law (IDEA) requires transition planning to begin no...script most parents grew up with. The federal law (IDEA) requires transition planning to begin no later...employment, and independent living skills. What the law doesn't provide is a realistic picture of what those...